Windsor holding special council meeting to discuss redistricting Sept. 27
The Windsor Town Council will meet for a special session Monday at 6 p.m. to conduct a public hearing and receive public input about district boundaries.
Lightning could spark more California fires as world warms
Wildland firefighters don’t admit to fearing much, but lightning is one terror that even the most experienced veterans say they hope to never encounter.
Sebastopol police, county and community groups clear camps near Laguna preserve
On an empty stomach in the late morning heat, Charles Edward Dahlquist III divided his belongings into what to take and what to leave with the help of homeless advocates during an encampment sweep on Sept. 22 in Sebastopol.
Former Healdsburg school librarian, rancher turns 100
Healdsburg has another centenarian, Louise Buchignani, who turned 100 on Sept. 21.
League of California Cities honors Windsor’s floating solar array with award
A large-scale solar array floating across four acres of Windsor’s largest recycled water pond has earned the town the League of California Cities 2021 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence in Public Works, Infrastructure and Transportation.
As California’s drought deepens, state water use drops only 1.8%
Californians reduced their water use at home by a meager 1.8% statewide in July compared to last year, even after Gov. Gavin Newsom urged residents to conserve 15% and drought continues to spread across the state.Â
Healdsburg district reserve levels look good following 2020-21 fiscal year
With slightly lower expenses and more revenue than anticipated for the 2020-21 fiscal year, the Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) 2020-21 budget reserves are looking healthy at 27.35%.
Who’s dying in California from COVID-19?
It’s been longer than a year and a half since COVID-19 first arrived in California, and the demographics of who is dying from the virus are changing.Â
Council adopts $45 fee for residential recycled delivery water program
On Sept. 20, the Healdsburg City Council unanimously adopted a $45 per delivery fee for the city’s residential recycled water delivery program, which will either come to an end on Nov. 5 or Nov. 19.
